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'Lively, funny, poignant . . . Prepare to fall in love with Maddie. I did!' BONNIE GARMUS, Sunday Times bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PRE-ORDER JESSICA GEORGE'S NEW NOVEL, LOVE BY THE BOOK, NOW! Hilarious, honest and heartbreaking, MY NAME IS...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, read by Dominic Hoffman. Effia and Esi: two sisters with two very different destinies. One sold into slavery; one a slave trader's wife. The consequences of their fate reverberate through the generations...

Rule #1: No fraternizing. That was the main rule you had to follow if you wanted to stay employed at Danger Inc. For four years, Dymon Danger never worried about breaking that rule until the day his new assistant, Quinci Everly, walked in his office. Withstanding Dymon’s tactics to make her quit, he realizes that neither Quinci nor his intrusive thoughts were going anywhere anytime soon.

Hold My Girl picked as 'The best Canadian fiction of 2023' by CBC Books 'Thoughtful, tense and affecting' Ashley Audrain '[A] tense, emotional story about racial identity, loss and betrayal' Daily Mail 'Fiction books to watch in 2023' This tense and emotional novel follows the fallout after two...

In the dying days of the American Civil War, newly freed brothers Landry and Prentiss find themselves cast into the world without a penny to their names. Forced to hide out in the woods near their former Georgia plantation, they're soon discovered by the land's owner, George Walker, a man still reeling from the loss of his son in the war. When the brothers begin to live and work on George's farm, the tentative bonds of trust and union begin to blossom between the strangers. 

From the author of Queen Sugar, a piercing examination of friendship and loyalty as two best friends find themselves at odds over their beliefs on race, identity and allyship, especially when it comes to their teenage children Babs and Nora became friends thanks to their kids. Now, the desire to...

Brought to you by Penguin. From the bestselling author of Homegoing comes a searing novel of love and loss, addiction and redemption, straight from the heart of contemporary America. As a child Gifty would ask her parents to tell the story of their journey from Ghana to Alabama, seeking escape...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK From the winner of a National Book Award and author of The Good Lord Bird, soon to be a TV series starring Ethan Hawke The year is 1969. In a housing project in south Brooklyn, a shambling old church deacon...

THE DEAD ARE RELENTLESS GOSSIPS, OR AT LEAST THESE DEAD ARE. A year after her father’s death, Aubrey learns she has inherited a share of a farm on the sun-streaked plains of Tennessee. Seeking a way to erase a mounting pile of debt, she travels South to meet a family she barely knows. Watching...

This Valentine’s Day, Daisy Murray has her heart set on binge-watching rom-coms. Instead, an earthquake traps her inside a bakery with its impossibly rude and insufferably handsome owner and head baker. They already have a history: she’s always smiled, he’s always scowled. Where better to finally get to know each other than amid the disaster? Then again, they have no choice. Besides, it could have its sweet, undeniable, and unpredictable perks.

Carter and Wendy never expected their connection to run this deep, this fast. What began as an easy friendship filled with teasing banter and undeniable chemistry has grown into a partnership neither of them saw coming. Carter is steady, loyal, and fiercely protective; Wendy is warm, resilient...

She thought the hardest part was leaving. She was wrong. Journi finally has something she hasn't had in years, peace, a fresh start, and a man who looks at her like she's worth protecting instead of destroying. But peace was never built to last in her world. Just when she thinks the past...

Set against the vibrant backdrop of Ontario and the milestones of early adulthood “Where We Start” is an emotional, character-driven romance about ambition, friendship, family, and the kind of love that feels both terrifying and inevitable. Olanma Eze has always been focused on the future...

No titles. No rules. Just late-night texts, blurred lines, toxic chemistry, and connections that were never supposed to get this deep. Situationships is a raw, sexy, funny, and emotionally addictive urban romance anthology that explores the reality of modern dating culture. From sneaky links and...

Every woman deserves to get her lick back. When Rhapsody's relationship ends unexpectedly, the last thing she's worried about is a man. But there's a sexy stranger that she keeps crossing paths with. He's handsome. Intentional. Cocky. Everything she doesn't know she needs. On a quest for...

Being spoiled rotten as a kid, Graham Taylor feels entitled to whatever he wants, including women. Having a past filled with questionable behavior and teetering on the verge of sexual harassment, he realizes it's beyond time for him to grow up. He goes through a career change in his thirties and...

How do you teach someone what you want? Contains mature content. A complete list of content warnings can be found on the author's website...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Two Creations. One Wicked Joke. What if the First Man was Black, and the Devil had a say in the design? Southern belle Katheryn Kellington is raised to marry white, pray properly, and never look twice at a Black man. Instead, her obsession with...

Siobhan has just been banned from the country's only magical university. As the unwitting accomplice to the theft of a priceless magical artifact, she has suddenly become a wanted criminal. There are fates worse than death, and if caught, she will face them. Unwilling to give up on her dream of becoming the world's most powerful sorcerer, she resolves to do whatever it takes to change her fate. Even if it means magically disguising herself as a boy and indebting herself to a gang of criminals to pay for university tuition.

REESE'S BOOK CLUB MAY 2023 PICK A multigenerational saga that traverses the glamour of old Hollywood and the seductive draw of modern-day showbiz When Kitty Karr Tate, a White icon of the silver screen, dies and bequeaths her multimillion-dollar estate to the St. John sisters, three young...